Introduction --Part 3 Of Dialogue Between Master And Aspirant

Knowing A Bit About The Body And Mind On The Path Of Self Realization

If you stumble upon the path of the teachings of the master Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj. You are indeed very fortunate and it is not to be considered a chance. It takes many lifetimes and spiritual practice to arrive here. The path to realizing the Self is not a path of religion or race or method, it is your true nature. It does not require any religion or practice, all is needed is to open yourself to the Self and then ultimately forget the ego self and achieve the Self. Knowing who you are is freedom. Freedom from the world and its obligations and to be worry free and always at bliss. Words do not describe it and so we have to use words like bliss and worry free. However it is beyond all that, it is beyond experiences.

Here Is A Dialogue Between Master And Aspirant. Part 3

QU: If you could tell me a bit about yourself and your background as far as what teachings you have read and what teachers you are familiar with, this would help me be able to answer your questions in a way that is better tailored to you specifically.

Answer: As for my back ground. I have always had this spiritual insight from an early age, by age 5-6 I was fascinated with the bible, God and would read the Bible for "Fun", I used to accompany my grandmother to church always, the interest was innate and yet at the same time I was not fanatical, the notion of God fascinated me, then I got introduced to Sufism at an early age, it felt more natural- the belief in just one God...I picked up a few Sufi mantras and begun doing Japa(mantra meditation) with them without any one telling me to do anything, I would sit after midnight for hours doing Japa-I did this for over 7 years, in this time spiritual experiences were plenty, I was able to see things before they occurred, I had the ability to see and feel spirits, people were attracted to me (especially the opposite sex)...if I asked for something I would get it ,and I do recall always whiles doing this Japa asking "who is behind the name" uttered and who am I? I did this without knowing anything about the Self Or Self Enquiry!

At about 18 I lost the drive for conventional religion, it seemed the rigid prayers and concepts were not for me. And like all religions there were too many contradictions.

I longed for something deeper...this combined with worldly affairs took me away from it, although I did continue to hold onto the names I used to call- at least informally...
the desire for spirituality never left me...in that time of absence, spiritual events still occurred

Then 2 years ago, I was introduced to the release program-which introduced me to Ramana Maharshi and then Nisargadatta Maharaj
Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj And Ranjit Maharaj I have been practicing Self Enquiry ever since, this feels natural - like I have arrived home!

I started forgetting as you suggested and I felt the bliss, the quietness, the nothingness, I will keep at it-this emptiness it is disturbed only by my excitement ( and I ask "who is excited?"), I will read the first part of the book 2-3 times and negate all questions my ego has!

The Self David

David came to me at the most perfect time. It is true about the saying that the outer Guru comes to you when the inner Guru is mature enough and wants to express itself. In my case this was exactly what happened. After endless meditation, chanting the name of God and contemplation I stumbled across the Self -David, he guided me through the four states and made me see clearly what was real and what was not. I do remember feeling trapped or hopeless in the fourth state . Not hopeless as a human would feel but a subtle sweet hopelessness, for when I looked back at the world I knew it was not real and could not go back to: normal life: and when I looked forward I could see nothing. I was in a so called nothingness, at peace but not at home. I remember calling out to God asking for help to help transcend this blissful prison. Call it intuition but as peaceful as my state was I knew that this was merely a state. David appeared and helped me let go of the last shred of ego that held onto me like a thin string holding a kite that wanted to be free. David is a direct dispel of Ranjit Maharaj and is someone I considered in the human level a friend and guide and in the ultimate sense is non other than Myself –the Self –in all its delight and glory. I am ever grateful for “Him” being there for me. And it is why I maintain this site. To honor the Master – Ranjit Maharaj and to help guide sincere seekers on the path to awakening